Yup. I dug the same damned ditch…again…so I could plant
patio stones. Now, some people have a rock garden. Not me. I plant stones.
I decided to put the patio stones on end in an attempt to
block the roots from the adjoining garden from invading my garden. One look at
the garden next door and you can understand why. In Gramma the Ditch Digger –
Part I (which did not have Part I in the title) I thought I would use 10”
flashing. Then, at a depth of 6-8” or so I ran into lots of buried stone
rubble. I filled in the ditch and I thought that was the end. NOT SO!
I’m full of brilliant ideas. This one was to re-dig the
ditch (it would be easier the second time around) and stand patio stones on
end. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to my sons, Paul and Andy, for coming
over with wheelbarrows to transport the stones from my car, in front of my
condo, to the back garden. I had 9 patio stones and 19 rumble stones (for
edging). I could have carried them myself, but it would have taken a long time,
about a dozen trips and I’m not up to that.
I also bought decorative metal fence-like sections to
further indicate where one garden ended and the other one began.
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| Planting Stones |
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| Almost Done |
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| Add the fence. Click on the photo...the fence is quite lovely |
Once all the stones were planted I decided to try a little
experiment. I had read a post on Facebook (one of those local garden places)
that you could grow a whole new rose bush by taking a healthy cane, put it into
a potato and plant the whole shebang and you would have a new rose bush. What
did I have to lose except two potatoes. So I did it. As I was panting the
first rose stuck into a potato I realized
the potato had eyes. Will I grow two new rose bushes or will I be digging
potatoes in the fall?
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| These are roses now. Will there be potatoes in the fall? |
Hahahahahaha! I can’t stop laughing at myself!
